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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1902
Page
2
A garbled list of subscribers and locations appears, noting a one year rate and various names from St Louis to Frankfort with scattered prices. It also mentions a death by accident near Neco, a coroner verdict, local visits, and a wave of other Bisbee and Douglas items including hotel arrivals and social events. The text references a murder suicide at Naco, Patrick’s ball plans, and railway updates around El Paso and Bisbee.
A Washington dispatch reports Joel H Brows of Junction Arizona received a patent for a dust guard for bore couplings. The piece lists numerous Indian school appointments and names, a civil service examination in March 1902 for customs positions, and a Jerome stockholder report showing United Verde Copper Company profits and a large surplus. The item closes with a reflective quip about heroes and iconoclasts.
An editor explains the steps taken to withdraw an offending assertion and issue a formal apology. The document outlines context, the acknowledgment, and subsequent corrections issued to restore accuracy and trust.
Two men returning from a temperance meeting were thrown from their carriage in a dark lane. The local paper reported the incident with the line that both men were sober, which stirred a protest from one of the gentlemen. The editor defended the note and faced pressure to apologize. The issue of enactment divides the public.
The piece discusses cattlemen’s opposition to leasing bills seen as threatening homesteading and public range access. It urges Arizona to unite, reform local issues, and improve cattle production without leasing. It also notes a counterfeit coin reveal, medical ads, mining visits, railroad talk, and journalism plans including Cananea publishing.
County records show instruments filed including appointment of deputy county superintendent of schools EA Nichols to 0 K Bostwick, livestock inspector and road overseer roles for B F Graham and WT Fife, and assignments such as Wm Bullock to R A Casas. A patent under confirming sale concerns Eva Lela Weeks, a minor, with related real estate matters.
A chaotic morning at the Madison, South Dakota office sees four workers wrestle with a book agent, a charity representative, a large man with a big bill, and an exchange fiend, ending with a wild chase to deliver notices and secure samples. The piece notes plans for trunk day with stage company performers and hints at a new paper in Douglas as International work begins, underscoring the busy, competitive newspaper landscape.
Arizona faces an uproar over property tax fairness as miners and large corporations would bear a fair share if assessment rose to actual values. Estimates show current taxable value far below potential, risking low rates and loss of wealth to rich holders. Fort Grant and local mining notes highlight strategic concerns for Arizona’s economy and governance. Samuel Alcock, a noted mining man with multilingual talents, dies at Tocoso after brief illness.
Fragmentary El Paso news item notes a property transfer involving a mine and oil interests, a marriage license, a social at Mining Exchange Hall, a bear act exhibition, a vaccination controversy, ink stain tips, a coroner verdict on intoxication, Tombstone and Tucson items, and a reward for a lost white horse branded with a diamond.
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